hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite
[həːˈmafrədʌɪt]
noun
  1. a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition
    阴阳人,两性体
    ■(Botany)a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower
    (植)雌雄同株
    ■(archaic)a person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics
    (古)具有相反两种性质的人(或物)
adjective
  1. of or denoting a person, animal, or plant of this kind
    (人、动物或植物)两性同体的,雌雄同体的
    hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture.
    古典雕塑中的两性体。
派生
hermaphroditic
adjective
hermaphroditical
adjective
hermaphroditism
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Latin from Greek hermaphroditos (see Hermaphroditus)
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